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Born | Ikaalinen, Finland | 15 May 1995||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Tampere University of Applied Sciences [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Tampereen Pyrintö | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Marjukka Suihko | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reetta Sofi Kaarina Hurske (born 15 May 1995) [2] is a Finnish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, winning Finland its first ever medal in this event, after finishing fourth at the 2019 edition. [3] Hurske placed second in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2019 Universiade.
She represented her country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. [4] She is the Finnish indoor record holder for the 60 m hurdles, and won two individual national titles.
Hurske improved the Finnish record in the 60 m hurdles five times in 2023 (7.90, 7.88, 7.86, 7.81 and 7.79 seconds). [5]
Hurske is in a relationship with Finnish basketball player Topias Palmi. [6] [7]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2011 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 7th | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.85 |
9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.78 | |||
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.53 |
7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.18 | |||
22nd (q) | Long jump | 5.88 m | |||
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.69 |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.40 |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | – | 60 m hurdles | DQ |
European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.32 | |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 11th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.67 | |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.20 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.20 | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 60 m hurdles | 8.02 |
Universiade | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.02 | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.24 | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 29th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 23rd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.15 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 | |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.79 =NR |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.05 | |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.00 |
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